Currently
Fast Forward Technologies (FFT) is working on building a USB based
I/O module. This project is part of the 499a design course at
the University of Victoria.

The USB I/O module is being designed with education in mind. Not
only is the product being built while the team members are working
on their education; its being built to help schools educate their
students in the mechatronics area.

The
goal of the project is to go from design, to a breadboard prototype,
to a PCB based prototype. The ultimate result of this project
(Not necessarily in the scope of 499A) is to create a production
board for the next generation of Festo's Easy port. The current
prototype has the following specifications: Module
Specifications

Bread Board
Based Prototype

Unpopulated PCB

The complete I/O module

The module inside its
case

The demonstration
setup

Jon, the gold bowler,
and Dave

FFT
has four goals in this project

1) To learn about
the USB protocol

2) To learn about
the production stages of a product

3) To create a
marketable and manufacturable product

4) To complete
complete the 499a coarse

To learn more about
this project you can look over the documents in the Docs area.